Well apparently something called Christmas is approaching, which I think is just an excuse from the Domestic Overlord to stop me modelling, or at least playing with my trains. Yes you read that correctly, I meant it I PLAY WITH TRAINS and if anyone has a problem with that TOUGH

Anyway the last couple of days have been quite fruitful for my trains set, I have given up referring to it as my layout, the so called "normal" people keep calling it my train set so I have given up.... This week has seen a little envelope arrive from Bachmann with a few replacement drawbars, so I can finally get some of the fleet back in action.

This has meant that my recent rescue job, on a poor Jubilee that some evil manufacturer had painted in a terrible BR livery is nearly complete. Once her new drawbar was fitted she managed a few laps of the layout, all I need to do now is fit her crew and a lamps to the front and she will be fine, not bad for £45 dabs off Ebay

I still think a little more weathering is needed, my luck was also in this week as another Ebay bargain arrived at Price mansions, for a massive total of £40 another Duchess was added to the fleet.

I know its the older version, but with a little work, a reasonable model can be turned out, and hopefully a little effort on this one may be worth it. All I have done to this old girl was a quick chassis rebuild and she runs as sweet as a nut. Again the poor old girl has the indignity of being painted in a terrible BR livery, I do with the manufactures would stop this evil trait so I need to figure out what decent LMS livery to apply to her, and if I should attempt a semi???

The final bit of good luck to land on my doorstep was a complementary copy of the Railway Modeller, along with a cheque for the article, which in theory means I can visit a model shop and make some astute purchase, or I could treat the Domestic Overlord to something nice (really what more could anyone want if they already had me in their life ) I mean after all accoriding to the endless adverts on the TV it is Christmas....

So until next time BAR HUMBUG, sorry I mean Happy Modelling